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EXHIBIT F TO DECLARATION OF ANDREW W. DEFRANCIS

EXHIBIT F TO DECLARATION OF ANDREW W. DEFRANCIS

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Gregg A. Farley, SBN 115593 LAW OFFICES OF GREGG A. FARLEY 11755 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1845 Los Angeles, CA 90025 Telephone: (310) 445-4024 Facsimile: (310) 445-4109 gfarley@farleyfirm.com D. Bradley Kizzia (Pro Hac Vice) BROWN FOX KIZZIA & JOHNSON PLLC 8226 Douglas Avenue, Suite 411 Dallas, Texas 75225 Telephone: (469) 893-9940 Facsimile: (214) 613-3330 brad@brownfoxlaw.com Attorneys for Defendants STEPHEN CARBONE and REALITY STEVE, LLC UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, WESTERN DIVISION

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NZK PRODUCTIONS INC., a ) California corporation, and HORIZON ) ALTERNATIVE TELEVISION INC., a) Case No.: CV11-10118-GHK (Ex) Delaware corporation, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) DEFENDANT REALITY STEVE, VS. ) LLC'S RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFF STEPHEN CARBONE, an individual, ) NZK PRODUCTIONS INC.'S FIRST and REALITY STEVE, LLC, a Texas ) SET OF SPECIAL ) INTERROGATORIES limited liability corporation, ) ) Defendants.

REALITY STEVE, LLC'S RESPONSES TO NZK PRODUCTIONS, INC.'S FIRST SET OF SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES

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PROPOUNDING PARTY: PLAINTIFF NZK PRODUCTIONS INC. RESPONDING PARTY: SET NO.: DEFENDANT REALITY STEVE, LLC ONE

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TO: THE PARTIES AND TO THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:


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SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 1:


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IDENTIFY each PERSON with whom YOU registered


www.realitysteve.com between January 1, 2004, and the present.

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The term "IDENTIFY," as used in these Interrogatories, shall mean: (a) as to an individual, stating his or her full and customarily used names, present resident address, business address, and business telephone number; (b) as to any person

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other than an individual, stating its legal name and any other names used by it, the form or manner of its organization (e.g., partnership, corporation, etc.), the state of its incorporation (if it is incorporated) or the state of its formation (if it is a partnership or limited liability company), and the address of its principal place of business; (c) as to any document, its author, recipient, sender, date(s), its subject matter, the number of pages therein, and wherever possible its corresponding BATES number(s); and (d) as to an event, transaction, or occurrence stating its date, the location and the manner of its occurrence (e.g., face-to-face meeting of participants, telephone calls, etc.), the identification of all its participants and eyewitnesses to its occurrence, its purpose and subject matter, a concise description of what transpired, and IDENTIFY any document referring to or concerning said event, transaction, or occurrence.

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The terms "PERSON" and "PERSONS," as used in these Interrogatories,


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shall mean all natural persons, partnerships, consortia, joint ventures, and every other form of legally recognized entity, including corporations. The terms "YOU," "YOUR," or " DEFENDANT," as used in these Interrogatories, shall mean Defendant Reality Steve, LLC and each of its past and present agents, associates, managers, representatives, accountants, attorneys, and anyone else acting, or who has acted, on its behalf, including Defendant Stephen Carbone. ANSWER: www.realitysteve.com has only been registered with Stephen Carbone since January 1, 2004. SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 2: State the date(s) YOU registered www.realitysteve.com with each of the PERSONS identified in response to Special Interrogatory No. 1. ANSWER: The website was registered with Stephen Carbone on or around January 1, 2004. SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 3: IDENTIFY each PERSON who HOSTED www.realitysteve.com between January 1, 2004, and the present.
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The term "HOSTED," as used in these Interrogatories, shall mean the act of
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providing server space, internet services, and/or file maintenance for websites. ANSWER: Yahoo Small Business and StormDemand.com have hosted www.realitysteve.com between January 1, 2004 and the present. SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 4: State the date(s) that each PERSON identified in response to Special Interrogatory NO. 3 HOSTED www.realitysteve.com . ANSWER: Yahoo Small Business hosted the website until January 26, 2010. www.StormonDemand.com has hosted the website from January 26, 2010 through the present. SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 5: IDENTIFY all agreements of any kind entered into between January 1, 2004, and the present concerning advertising on vvww.realitysteve.com .

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ANSWER: Defendant objects to this Special Interrogatory on the grounds that it is overly broad, vague and unduly burdensome. Subject to the foregoing objections and without waiving same, Reality Steve has entered into agreements with the following companies concerning advertising on the website: Google Adsense,
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Value Click, Lijit, CPMonly, Underground Media, Adtegrity, Vibrant, and


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Gunggo. SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 6: IDENTIFY all PERSONS who have purchased advertising on

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www.realitysteve.com between January 1, 2004, and the present. ANSWER: There have been a small number of independent advertisers that have purchased advertising on the website. The advertisingpurchased was only for a two-week period, and none of the advertisers were in California. SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO 7: State all usemame accounts registered on www.realitysteve.com . ANSWER: Defendant objects to this Special Interrogatory on the grounds that it is unduly burdensome and not calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. Subject to the foregoing and without waiving same, Defendant responds

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as follows: there are approximately 17,000 users on www.realityseve.com , and each user has logged onto the website and crated a usemame at some point in time. SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 8: For each of the username accounts identified in response to Special Interrogatory No. 7, state the email address affiliated with each account.
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ANSWER:
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Defendant objects to this Special Interrogatory on the grounds that it is unduly burdensome and not calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible

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evidence. Subject to the foregoing and without waiving same, Defendant responds as follows: there are approximately 17,000 users on www.realityseve.com , and each user has logged onto the website and crated a username at some point in time. The email addresses do not reflect the user's state of residence. SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 9: IDENTIFY all PERSONS who have a contractual relationship of any kind with www.realitysteve.com . ANSWER: Yea! Networks, LLC 220 E. Las Colinas Boulevard Suite C120 Irving, Texas 75039 Steve Cook Kris Drouet 25502 Coral Wood Street Lake Forest, California 92630 SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 10: Describe YOUR contractual relationship with each PERSON identified in
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response to Special Interrogatory No. 9.

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ANSWER:

Yea! Networks, LLC is a five percent (5%) owner of Reality Steve, LLC. Steve Cook is the manager of the Cooking Group, and was receiving a commission from www.realitysteve.com . Reality Steve's contractual relationship with Steve Cook ceased on February 15, 2012. Kris Drouet is an independent contractor who serves as Reality Steve's webmaster, and as such, receives a commission from www.realitysteve.com that is deposited in a bank account in Texas. The contract and the work that Mr. Drouet performs is done online and has nothing to do with

10 his residence. He could live and be anywhere in the world and do his work as an independent contractor, as long as he has internet access. SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 11: IDENTIFY all members of Reality Steve, LLC from January 1, 2004, through the present. ANSWER: The members of Reality Steve, LLC have been, and currently are, Stephen
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Carbone and Yea! Networks, LLC. SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 12: For each of the PERSONS identified in response to Special Interrogatory No. 11, state the date(s) each PERSON was a member of Reality Steve, LLC.

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ANSWER:
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Stephen Carbone became a member of Reality Steve, LLC on July 11, 2011. Yea! Networks, LLC became a member of Reality Steve, LLC on August 17,

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2011. SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 13: State the monthly number of visitors to www.realitysteve.com between January 1, 2004, and the present. ANSWER:
www.realitysteve.com has approximately 2,000,000 visitors per month.

SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 14: State the monthly number of visits to www.realitysteve.com by PERSONS located in California between January 1, 2004, and the present. ANSWER: Defendant objects to this Special Interrogatory on the grounds that it is unduly burdensome and not calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible

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evidence. Subject to the foregoing and without waiving same, I do not know. The website has approximately 2,000,000 visitors per month, and the email addresses of the visitors do not indicate where the visitors live.

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SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 15: State the monthly number of visits to www.realitysteve.com by computers located in California between January 1, 2004, and the present.

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ANSWER: Defendant objects to this Special Interrogatory on the grounds that it is unduly burdensome and not calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. Subject to the foregoing and without waiving same, I do not know. The email address of each person who visits the website does not indicate the location of each person's computer. SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 16: IDENTIFY all bank accounts that YOU own or control in California. ANSWER: Reality Steve, LLC does not own or control any bank accounts in California. SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 17: IDENTIFY all sources of income that YOU derive from California, including all income derived from PERSONS who reside in California. ANSWER: Reality Steve, LLC does not derive any income from California.

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SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 18:


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IDENTIFY each time that YOU paid income taxes in California between January 1, 2004, and the present.

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ANSWER: Reality Steve, LLC has not paid any income taxes in California between January 1, 2004 and the present. SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 19: IDENTIFY all trips to California made on behalf of YOU between January 1, 2004, and the present. ANSWER:

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Defendant objects to this Special Interrogatory because it is overbroad and unduly burdensome. Subject to these objections and without waiving same, no trips have been made to California on behalf of Reality Steve, LLC between January 1, 2004 and the present. SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 20: Describe the purpose of each of the trips identified in response to Special Interrogatory No. 19.

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ANSWER:
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Defendant objects to this Special Interrogatory because it is overbroad and unduly burdensome. Subject to these objections and without waiving same, see

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Answer to Special Interrogatory No. 19.

SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 21:


IDENTIFY each PERSON from whom YOU received any information concerning THE BACHELOR SERIES between January 1, 2004, and the present. The term "THE BACHELOR SERIES," as used in these Interrogatories, shall mean "The Bachelor," "The Bachelorette" and/or the "Bachelor Pad" television series.

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ANSWER:
Defendant objects to this Special Interrogatory because it is overbroad, unduly burdensome, and not reasonably limited in scope to information that is relevant to Defendant's objection to jurisdiction in California. Defendant further objects because as stated, the interrogatory seeks irrelevant information not

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reasonably calculated to lead to admissible evidence and information that is proprietary and subject to the journalistic privilege. Subject to these objections and without waiving same, I do not recall any names, dates or details of possible communications with California residents years go, but I do not believe I have

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made or received any communications with residents of California about non2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

public information concerning the Bachelor series since January 1, 2011. SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 22: For each of the PERSONS identified in response to Special Interrogatory No. 21, state the date(s) that each PERSON provided YOU with information about THE BACHELOR SERIES. ANSWER: Defendant objects to this Special Interrogatory because it is overbroad, unduly burdensome, and not reasonably limited in scope to information that is relevant to Defendant's objection to jurisdiction in California. Defendant further objects because as stated, the interrogatory seeks irrelevant information not reasonably calculated to lead to admissible evidence and information that is proprietary and subject to the journalistic privilege. Subject to .these objections and without waiving same, see Answer to Special Interrogatory No. 21. SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 23:

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IDENTIFY each public appearance that YOU made to promote www.realitysteve.com between January 1, 2004, and the present. ANSWER: Defendant objects to this Special Interrogatory because it is overbroad and not reasonably limited to information that is relevant to Defendant's objection to
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jurisdiction in California. Subject to the foregoing objections and without waiving same, Defendant responds as follows: Appearances on WFAA Channel 8 in Dallas, Texas March 14, 2011.

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Appearance at Bailey's Prime Plus in Dallas, Texas March 14, 2011. Three additional appearances on WFAA Channel 8 in Dallas, Texas. Various radio interviews, but not in California. SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 24: IDENTIFY each member of YOUR member Yea! Network, LLC, as identified at page 7 of YOUR MOTION TO DISMISS. The term "MOTION TO DISMISS," as used in these Interrogatories, shall mean Defendants Stephen Carbone and Reality Steve, LLC's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction in this matter, filed on January 20, 2012. ANSWER: See Defendants' Response to the Court's February 9, 2012 Order to Show Cause Re: Citizenship of Reality Steve, LLC and the Declarations and exhibits

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filed therewith. SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 25: For each of the PERSONS identified in response to Special Interrogatory No. 24, state the date(s) each PERSON was a member of Yea! Network, LLC.

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ANSWER:
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See Defendants' Response to the Court's February 9, 2012 Order to Show Cause Re: Citizenship of Reality Steve, LLC and the Declarations and Exhibits

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filed therewith. See also Defendant's Answer to Special Interrogatory No. 12.

DATED: March it 2012 BROWN FOX KIZZIA & JOHNSON PLLC

By:

0Y1\ev, D. Bradley Kizzia (Pp Attorneys for Defendant and Reality Steve, LLC

hen Carbone

DATED: March

2012 LAW OFFICES OF GREGG A. FARLEY

By:

,1 Gg ilky Attorneys for Defendants Stephen arbone and Reality Steve, LLC

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Gregg A. Farley, SBN 115593 (local counsel) LAW OFFICES OF GREGG A. FARLEY 11755 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1845 Los Angeles, CA 90025 Telephone: (310) 445-4024 Facsimile: (310) 445-4109 gfarley@farleyfirm.com D. Bradley Kizzia (Pro Hac Vice) BROWN FOX KIZZIA & JOHNSON PLLC 8226 Douglas Avenue, Suite 411 Dallas, Texas 75225 Telephone: (469) 893-9940 Facsimile: (214) 613-3330 bradbrownfoxlaw.com Attorneys for Defendants STEPHEN CARBONE and REALITY STEVE, LLC

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, WESTERN DIVISION

NZK PRODUCTIONS INC., a ) California corporation, and HORIZON ) ALTERNATIVE TELEVISION INC., a) Case No.: CV11-10118-GHK (Ex) Delaware corporation,
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Plaintiffs, DECLARATION OF STEPHEN CARB ONE IN SUPPORT OF STEPHEN CARBONE, an individual, STEPHEN CARBONE'S RESPONSES and REALITY STEVE, LLC, a Texas TO NZK PRODUCTIONS, INC.'S limited liability corporation, FIRST SET OF SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES Defendants.
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DECLARATION OF STEPHEN CARBONE -1-

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DECLARATION OF STEPHEN CARBONE


1, Stephen Carbone, declare and state:

My name is Stephen Carbone. I am a member of Defendant Reality Steve, LLC in

this lawsuit. I am capable of making this Declaration. I have read the attached answers to Plaintiff NZK Production Inc.'s First Set of Special Interrogatories, and every statement

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contained therein is within my personal knowledge and is true and correct.


I declare under penalty of

perjury of the laws of the United States of

America that the

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above facts are true and correct, and that this Declaration was executed this 2012 in Dallas, Texas.

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day of March,

en Carbone for Reality Steve, LLC

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DECLARATION OF STEPH EN CARBONE -2-

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PROOF OF SERVICE

STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF DALLAS At the time of service, I was over 18 years of age and not a party to this action. I am employed in the County of Dallas, State of Texas. My business address is 8226 Douglas Avenue, Suite 411, Dallas, Texas 75225 On March 9, 2012 I served a true copy of the foregoing document described as DEFENDANT REALITY STEVE LLC'S RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFF NZK PRODUCTIONS INC.'S FIRST SET OF SPECIAL ITERROGATORIES on the interest parties in this action as follows: Michael J. O'Conner, Esq Andrew W. DeFrancis, Esq KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Twenty-Third Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067-4008 Tel: (310)712-6100 Fax: (310) 712-6199 moconner@kelleydrye.com adefrancis@kelleydrye.com Attorneys for Plainti NZK Productions, Inc. a California Corporation and Horizon Alternative Television, Inc., a Delaware Corporation BY UNITED STATE POSTAL SERVICE: I enclosed a said document in an envelope or package and addressed to the persons at the addresses listed in the Service List. I placed the envelope or package for collection at an office or regularly utilized drop box of United States Postal Service or delivered such document to a courier or driver authorized by the United States Postal Service. FEDERAL: I declared under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct and that I am a member of the State Bar of Texas and have been admitted to practice before this court Pro Hac Vice. Executed on March 9, 2012, at Dallas, Texas.

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EXHIBIT G TO DECLARATION OF ANDREW W. DEFRANCIS

EXHIBIT G TO DECLARATION OF ANDREW W. DEFRANCIS

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KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP


10100 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD TWENTY-THIRD FLOOR LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90067-4008 TELEPHONE (310) 712-6100 FACSIMILE (310) 712-6199 ANDREW W. DEFRANCIS

March 15, 2012 Via Email and U.S. Mail D. Bradley Kizzia Brown Fox Kizzia & Johnson PLLC 8226 Douglas Avenue, Suite 411 Dallas, TX 75225

310.712.8155 adefranciskelleydrye.com

Re: Defendants' Responses to NZK Productions Inc.'s Special Interrogatories NZK Productions Inc., et al. v. Stephen Carbone, et al. Central District of California Case No. CV11-10118-GHK (Ex) Brad: We have received Defendants Stephen Carbone and Reality Steve, LLC's responses to Plaintiff NZK Productions Inc.'s First Set of Special Interrogatories, which were served on March 9, 2012, and they are inadequate in a number of respects. We write to initiate the meet and confer process pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37. Each of the interrogatories discussed below are entirely appropriate, and we suggest that Mr. Carbone and Reality Steve, LLC reconsider their responses and issue supplemental responses to the interrogatories promptly. As you know, both Mr. Carbone and Reality Steve, LLC will be sitting for a deposition concerning their motion to dismiss for personal jurisdiction on April 4, 2012; accordingly, we are on a short timeline. If Mr. Carbone and Reality Steve, LLC refuse to supplement their responses fully, NZK Productions will request an order shortening time to move to compel (or, in the alternative, will request that the Court continue the hearing on Defendants' motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction so that Plaintiffs may properly defend the challenge). I.
Defendant Stephen Carbone's Responses to Special Interrogatories

First, Defendant Stephen Carbone applies artificial and unfounded limitations to many of his responses. For example, in response to Special Interrogatory No. 1, which requests that Mr. Carbone "[I]dentify all persons who contacted [him] at steve@realitysteve.com concerning the Bachelor Series between January 1, 2004, and the present," Mr. Carbone does not identify a single person who contacted him. Instead, he claims that he "does not recall any names, dates or details of possible communications with California residents years go [sic], but I do not believe I have
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KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP

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D. Bradley Kizzia March 15, 2012 Page 2 made or received any communications with residents of California about non-public information concerning the Bachelor series since January 1, 2011." There are several problems with this response. First, the persons who contacted Mr. Carbone since January 1, 2004, are readily identifiable by consulting the email address referenced in the interrogatory, for which nothing should have been deleted related to the Bachelor Series since at least last November. Second, the interrogatory does not limit itself to California residents that contacted Mr. Carbone, nor does it limit itself to "non-public information" concerning the Bachelor Series; rather, the interrogatory requests "all persons" who contacted Mr. Carbone "concerning the Bachelor Series." Finally, as seen throughout Mr. Carbone's responses, Mr. Carbone applies a unilateral date restriction on his response, i.e., "since January 1, 2011." NZK Productions requests that Mr. Carbone supplement his response to Special Interrogatory No. 1 forthwith. In addition, several of Mr. Carbone's other interrogatory responses suffer from the same deficiencies, including Nos. 2 (which references the response to No. 1), 3, 4 (which references the response to No. 3), 5, 6 (which references the response to No. 5), 7, 8 (which references the response to No. 7), 12, and 13 (which references the response to No. 12). Accordingly, NZK Productions requests that Mr. Carbone supplement his responses to Special Interrogatory Nos. 2 through 8, 12, and 13, as well. Second, in response to Special Interrogatory No. 10, which asks Mr. Carbone to "[i]dentify each interview [he] gave concerning the Bachelor Series between January 1, 2004, and the present," Mr. Carbone fails to provide any response other than referencing his response to Special Interrogatory No. 9 and adding, "there were various radio interviews, but none in California." This response is unacceptable. The Federal Rules provide for broad discovery, and according to Rule 26(b)(1), "[p]arties may obtain discovery regarding any nonprivileged matter that is relevant to any party's claim or defense." NZK Productions is entitled to know the date and station that broadcast all of Mr. Carbone's interviews, regardless of whether they occurred in California or not. If those interviews were transmitted in California or were picked up by a national network, for instance, those would certainly impact the Court's ruling on personal jurisdiction. Third, in response to Special Interrogatories Nos. 14, 15, 16, and 17, Mr. Carbone unilaterally limited each of his responses to "since January 1, 2011," when there was no such date limitation on the interrogatories. Although NZK Productions will agree to a date limitation, it will certainly not agree to one in 2011. NZK Productions requests that Mr. Carbone supplement these responses, at least regarding communications since January 1, 2004.

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D. Bradley Kizzia March 15, 2012 Page 3 Finally, in response to Special Interrogatory No. 18, Mr. Carbone indicates that he "visited California approximately five (5) six (6) times per year from January 1, 2006 through the present," but he fails to provide any additional details. As defined in the Special Interrogatories, the term "identify" means, "as to an event. . . stating its date, the location and the manner of its occurrence, [etc.]." NZK Productions requests that Mr. Carbone provide at least each of the dates that he traveled to and from California since January 1, 2004. As you know, on January 31, 2012, the Court granted Plaintiffs' ex parte application for an order permitting Plaintiffs to conduct jurisdictional discovery, "including but not limited to. . . propounding interrogatories[.]" That said, NZK Productions is particularly concerned about Mr. Carbone's inadequate responses given the upcoming April 4, 2012, deposition on personal jurisdiction. NZK Productions needs complete responses to these Special Interrogatories before that deposition so that it may properly examine Mr. Carbone and oppose Mr. Carbone's motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. II.
Defendant Reality Steve, LLC's Responses to Special Interrogatories

Reality Steve, LLC's responses to NZK Productions' First Set of Special Interrogatories are also deficient. For example, in response to Special Interrogatory No. 3, Reality Steve, LLC fails to provide any contact information for the parties that host(ed) www.realitysteve.com , and in response to Special Interrogatory No. 5, it fails to provide any contact information for the parties to or dates of the agreements concerning advertising on www.realitysteve.com . NZK Productions requests that Reality Steve, LLC supplement its response to these two interrogatories, given that the term "identify" is defined in the Special Interrogatories and requires contact information and dates. This information is highly relevant to Defendants' personal jurisdiction objections. In response to Special Interrogatory No. 6, Reality Steve, LLC provides no response. NZK Productions requests that Reality Steve, LLC identify all persons that purchased advertising on www.realitysteve.com between January 1, 2004, and the present, notwithstanding Reality Steve, LLC's comment that "[t]he advertising purchased was only for a two-week period, and none of the advertisers were in California." Those objections certainly do not entitle Reality Steve, LLC to not provide details about anybody who purchased such advertising. NZK Productions similarly requests that Reality Steve, LLC supplement its response to Special Interrogatory No. 9 as it relates to Steve Cook. While Reality Steve, LLC provides contact information for Yea! Networks, LLC and Kris Drouet, it does not provide contact information for Mr. Cook. While a subsequent response later identifies that Reality Steve, LLC's contractual relationship with Mr. Cook ended on February 15,

Exhibit G
299238.1.doc

Page 73

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KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP

Filed 04/26/12 Page 24 of 54 Page ID #:459

D. Bradley Kizzia March 15, 2012 Page 4 2012 the day NZK Productions served its Requests for Production in this matter that does not permit Reality Steve, LLC to withhold Mr. Cook's contact information. In response to Special Interrogatories Nos. 14 and 15, Reality Steve, LLC indicates that it "do[es] not know" what number of the 2,000,000 visitors to www.realitysteve.com per month visit from California, given that the "email address" of the visitors does not disclose their location. However, location data is easily found in reference to IP tracking logs that webmasters control. NZK Productions requests that Reality Steve, LLC supplement those two responses accordingly. Finally, like Mr. Carbone's responses, Reality Steve, LLC seems to employ the strategies of employing unilateral and unacceptable date limitations and choosing not to answer the interrogatories that were requested. For the reasons set forth above, NZK Productions requests that Reality Steve, LLC supplement its responses to Interrogatories Nos. 21, 22 and 23. Regrettably, as delineated above, both Mr. Carbone's and Reality Steve, LLC's responses compel the conclusion that NZK Productions may need to quickly move to compel supplemental responses if they do not reconsider its positions. However, we hope that we can resolve these matters informally, so please let us know your availability to discuss as soon as possible. Please do not hesitate to call with any questions.

Best Regards,

G>)
Andrew W. DeFrancis KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP cc: Gregg A. Farley (via email) Michael J. O'Connor (via email)

Exhibit G
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Filed 04/26/12 Page 25 of 54 Page ID #:460

EXHIBIT H TO DECLARATION OF ANDREW W. DEFRANCIS

EXHIBIT H TO DECLARATION OF ANDREW W. DEFRANCIS

Case 2:11-cv-10118-GHK-E Document 36-2

Filed 04/26/12 Page 26 of 54 Page ID #:461

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NZK PRODUCTIONS INC., a California cormation,and HORIZON 13 ALTERNATIVE TELEVISION INC., a Delaware corporation, 14 Plaintiffs, 15 V. 16 STEPHEN CARBONE, an individual, 17 REALITY STEVE, LLC, a Texas limited liability corporation, and DOES 18 1 through 10, inclusive, Defendants. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
CV11-10118 GBK (Ex) ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS' EX PARTE APPLICATION TO CONTINUE DATE ON DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS BY 60 DAYS TO PERMIT TIME TO COMPEL AND RECEIVE SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSES TO JURISDICTIONAL DISCOVERY

E-FILED 03/30/2012

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, WESTERN DIVISION

CASE NO. CV11-10118 GHK (Ex)


[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS' EX PARTE APPLICATION TO CONTINUE HEARING DATE ON DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS BY 60 DAYS TO PERMIT TIME TO COMPEL AND RECEIVE SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSES TO JURISDICTIONAL DISCOVERY

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Filed 04/26/12 Page 27 of 54 Page ID #:462

The Court has reviewed Plaintiffs NZK Productions Inc. and Horizon

2 Alternative Television Inc. (collectively, "Plaintiffs") ex parte application 3 ("Application") to continue the hearing date on the motion to dismiss filed by 4 Defendants Stephen Carbone and Reality Steve, LLC (collectively, "Defendants") 5 by sixty (60) days to permit Plaintiffs time to compel and receive supplemental 6 responses to the jurisdictional discovery they propounded, as well as any response 7 filed by Defendants. Having found good cause, 8 9 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs' Application is GRANTED. The hearing date on Defendants' Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal

10 Jurisdiction shall be continued from May 20, 2012, at 9:30 a.m., to 7/23/2012 at 11 9:30 a.m.. 12 13 Dated this 30 day of March 2012. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
299397.1.doc

By

CV11-10118 GBK (Ex) 1 ROPOSEDLORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS' EX PARTE APPLICATION TO CONTINUTHEARING DATE ON DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS BY 60 DAYS TO PERMIT TIME TO COMPEL AND RECEIVE SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSES TO JURISDICTIONAL DISCOVERY

Exhibit H Page 76

Case 2:11-cv-10118-GHK-E Document 36-2

Filed 04/26/12 Page 28 of 54 Page ID #:463

EXHIBIT I TO DECLARATION OF ANDREW W. DEFRANCIS

EXHIBIT I TO DECLARATION OF ANDREW W. DEFRANCIS

Case 2:11-cv-10118-GHK-E Document 36-2

Filed 04/26/12 Page 29 of 54 Page ID #:464

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Gregg A. Farley, SBN 115593 LAW OFFICES OF GREGG A. FARLEY 11755 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1845 Los Angeles, CA 90025 Telephone: (310) 445-4024 Facsimile: (310) 445-4109 gfarley@farleyfirm.com D. Bradley Kizzia (Pro Hac Vice) BROWN FOX KIZZIA & JOHNSON PLLC 8226 Douglas Avenue, Suite 411 Dallas, Texas 75225 Telephone: (469) 893-9940 Facsimile: (214) 613-3330 brad@brownfoxlaw.com Attorneys for Defendants STEPHEN CARBONE and REALITY STEVE, LLC UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, WESTERN DIVISION

NZK PRODUCTIONS INC., a California corporation, and HORIZON ) ALTERNATIVE TELEVISION INC, a) Case No.: CV11-10118-GHK (Ex) Delaware corporation,
)

Plaintiffs,
VS.

STEPHEN CARBONE, an individual, and REALITY STEVE, LLC, a Texas limited liability corporation, Defendants.

DEFENDANT STEPHEN CARBONE'S SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFF NZK PRODUCTIONS INC.'S FIRST SET OF SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES

STEPHEN CARBONE'S SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSES TO NZK PRODUCTIONS, INC.'S FIRST SET OF SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES

Exhibit I Page 77

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Filed 04/26/12 Page 30 of 54 Page ID #:465

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PROPOUNDING PARTY: PLAINTIFF NZK PRODUCTIONS INC. RESPONDING PARTY: SET NO.: DEFENDANT STEPHEN CARBONE ONE

TO: THE PARTIES AND TO THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD: The Plaintiffs have agreed to narrow the scope of Plaintiff NZK Productions

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Inc.'s First Set of Special Interrogatories to information from January 1, 2009 to the present. All supplemental responses set forth herein will thus be limited to such time frame. Accordingly, in addition to the responses previously served, Defendant Stephen Carbone hereby provides the following supplemental information: SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 1:

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IDENTIFY all PERSONS who contacted YOU at steve@realitysteve.com concerning THE BACHELOR SERIES between January 1, 2004, and the present. The term "IDENTIFY," as used in these Interrogatories, shall mean: (a) as to an individual, stating his or her full and customarily used names, present resident address, business address, and business telephone number; (b) as to any person other than an individual, stating its legal name and any other names used by it, the form or manner of its organization (e.g., partnership, corporation, etc.), the state of its incorporation (if it is incorporated) or the state of its formation (if it is a partnership or limited liability company), and the address of its principal place of business; (c) as to any document, its author, recipient, sender, date(s), its subject
-2STEPHEN CARBONE'S SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSES TO NZK PRODUCTIONS, INC.'S FIRST SET OF SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES

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Filed 04/26/12 Page 31 of 54 Page ID #:466

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matter, the number of pages therein, and wherever possible its corresponding BATES number(s); and (d) as to an event, transaction, or occurrence stating its date, the location and the manner of its occurrence (e.g., face-to-face meeting of

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participants, telephone calls, etc.), the identification of all its participants and eyewitnesses to its occurrence, its purpose and subject matter, a concise description of what transpired, and IDENTIFY any document referring to or concerning said event, transaction, or occurrence. The terms "PERSON" and "PERSONS," as used in these Interrogatories, shall mean all natural persons, partnerships, consortia, joint ventures, and every other form of legally recognized entity, including corporations. The terms "YOU," "YOUR," or " DEFENDANT," as used in these Interrogatories, shall mean Defendant Stephen Carbone, acting in his individual capacity or as an agent of Defendant Reality Steve, LLC. The term "THE BACHELOR SERIES," as used in these Interrogatories, shall mean "The Bachelor," "The Bachelorette" and/or the "Bachelor Pad"

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television series.

ANSWER:
Defendant objects to this Special Interrogatory because it is overbroad, unduly burdensome, and not reasonably limited in scope to information that is relevant to Defendant's objection to jurisdiction in California. Defendant further
-3STEPHEN CARBONE'S SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSES TO NZK PRODUCTIONS, INC.'S FIRST SET OF SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES

Exhibit I Page 79

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Filed 04/26/12 Page 32 of 54 Page ID #:467

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objects because as stated, the interrogatory seeks irrelevant information not reasonably calculated to lead to admissible evidence and information that is proprietary and subject to the journalistic privilege. Subject to these objections and without waiving same, and in addition to the information previously provided: I do

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not recall any names, dates or details of possible communications with California residents years ago, but I do not believe I have made or received any communications with residents of California under contract of confidentiality with Plaintiff about non-public information concerning the Bachelor series since January 1, 2009. SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 3: IDENTIFY all PERSONS who YOU contacted from steve@realitysteve.com concerning THE BACHELOR SERIES between January 1, 2004, and the present. ANSWER: Defendant objects to this Special Interrogatory because it is overbroad,

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unduly burdensome, and not reasonably limited in scope to information that is relevant to Defendant's objection to jurisdiction in California. Defendant further objects because as stated, the interrogatory seeks irrelevant information not reasonably calculated to lead to admissible evidence and information that is proprietary and subject to the journalistic privilege. Subject to these objections and
-4STEPHEN CARBONE'S SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSES TO NZK PRODUCTIONS, INC.'S FIRST SET OF SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES

Exhibit I Page 80

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Filed 04/26/12 Page 33 of 54 Page ID #:468

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without waiving same, and in addition to the information previously provided: I do not recall any names, dates or details of possible communications with California residents years ago, but I do not believe I have made or received any

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communications with residents of California under contract of confidentiality with Plaintiff about non-public information concerning the Bachelor series since January 1, 2009. SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 5: IDENTIFY all PERSONS who contacted YOU at twitter.com/realitysteve concerning THE BACHELOR SERIES between January 1, 2004, and the present. ANSWER: Defendant objects to this Special Interrogatory because it is overbroad, unduly burdensome, and not reasonably limited in scope to information that is relevant to Defendant's objection to jurisdiction in California. Defendant further objects because as stated, the interrogatory seeks irrelevant information not reasonably calculated to lead to admissible evidence and information that is

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proprietary and subject to the journalistic privilege. Subject to these objections and without waiving same, and in addition to the information previously provided: I do not recall any names, dates or details of possible communications with California residents years ago, but I do not believe I have made or received any twitter

Exhibit I Page 81

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Filed 04/26/12 Page 34 of 54 Page ID #:469

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communications with residents of California about non-public information concerning the Bachelor series since January 1, 2009. SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 7:

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IDENTIFY all PERSONS who YOU contacted from twitter.com/realitysteve concerning THE BACHELOR SERIES between January
1, 2004, and the present.

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ANSWER: Defendant objects to this Special Interrogatory because it is overbroad, unduly burdensome, and not reasonably limited in scope to information that is relevant to Defendant's objection to jurisdiction in California. Defendant further objects because as stated, the interrogatory seeks irrelevant information not reasonably calculated to lead to admissible evidence and information that is proprietary and subject to the journalistic privilege. Subject to these objections and without waiving same, and in addition to the information previously provided: I do not recall any names, dates or details of possible communications with California

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residents years ago, but I do not believe I have made or received any twitter communications with residents of California about non-public information concerning the Bachelor series since January 1, 2009.

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Filed 04/26/12 Page 35 of 54 Page ID #:470

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SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 10: IDENTIFY each INTERVIEW YOU gave concerning THE BACHELOR SERIES between January 1, 2004, and the present.

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The term "INTERVIEW," as used in these Interrogatories, shall mean any type of media appearance, including but not limited to television, radio, print, or other type of media appearance. ANSWER: Defendant objects to this Special Interrogatory because it is overbroad and not reasonably limited to information that is relevant to Defendant's objection to jurisdiction in California. Subject to the foregoing objections and without waiving same, and in addition to the information previously provided: B96 - Chicago, Illinois http://b96.cbs1ocal.com/ Showbiz Shelly Show January 10, 2012 WSNX - Grand Rapids, Michigan http://www.1045snx.com/main.html The "Morning After" Show January 2010; March 2010; May 2010; August 2010; September 2010; January 2011; March 2011; May 2011; August 2011; September 2011; January 2012; March 2012

Exhibit I Page 83

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Filed 04/26/12 Page 36 of 54 Page ID #:471

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KISS FM - Dallas, Texas http://kiddnation.com/ Kidd Kraddick in the Morning January 2010; March 2010; May 2010; August 2010; September 2010; January 2011; March 2011; May 2011; August 2011; September 2011; January 3, 2012; March 2012 Play 98.7 - Tampa, Fla http://p1ay987.radio.com/ That Guy Kramer Morning Show January 2012 KISS FM 92.5 - Toronto, Canada http://www.kiss925.com/roz-and-mocha/ Roz & Mocha Show January or early February 2012 WPRO 99.7 FM - Providence, Rhode Island http://630wpro.com/defaultasp This Week in Entertainment with Bekah Berger January 2011; July 2011; February 2012 Podcast interview CelebritySideDish August 8 and August 9, 2010 Internet interview webpronews.com (via skype) June 14, 2011 SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 12: IDENTIFY each PERSON from whom YOU received any information concerning THE BACHELOR SERIES between January 1, 2004, and the present.

-8STEPHEN CARBONE'S SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSES TO NZK PRODUCTIONS, INC.'S FIRST SET OF SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES

Exhibit I Page 84

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Filed 04/26/12 Page 37 of 54 Page ID #:472

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ANSWER:
Defendant objects to this Special Interrogatory because it is overbroad, unduly burdensome, and not reasonably limited in scope to information that is

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relevant to Defendant's objection to jurisdiction in California. Defendant further objects because as stated, the interrogatory seeks irrelevant information not reasonably calculated to lead to admissible evidence and information that is proprietary and subject to the journalistic privilege. Subject to these objections and without waiving same, and in addition to the information previously provided: I do not recall any names, dates or details of possible communications with California residents years ago, but I do not believe I have made or received any communications with residents of California under contract of confidentiality with Plaintiff about non-public information concerning the Bachelor series since January 1, 2009.

SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 14:


IDENTIFY all communications that YOU initiated with any PERSON who

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is or was a resident of California concerning the BACHELOR SERIES.

ANSWER:
Defendant objects to this Special Interrogatory because as stated, the interrogatory seeks irrelevant information not reasonably calculated to lead to admissible evidence and information that is proprietary and subject to the
-9STEPHEN CARBONE'S SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSES TO NZK PRODUCTIONS, INC.'S FIRST SET OF SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES

Exhibit I Page 85

Case 2:11-cv-10118-GHK-E Document 36-2

Filed 04/26/12 Page 38 of 54 Page ID #:473

journalistic privilege. Subject to these objections and without waiving same, and in
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addition to the information previously provided: I do not recall any names, dates or details of possible communications with California residents years ago, but I do not

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believe I have made or received any communications with residents of California under contract of confidentiality with Plaintiff about non-public information concerning the Bachelor series since January 1, 2009. SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 15: IDENTIFY all communications that YOU initiated with any PERSON who is or was a resident of California concerning www.realitysteve.com . ANSWER: Defendant objects to this Special Interrogatory because as stated, the interrogatory seeks irrelevant information not reasonably calculated to lead to admissible evidence and information that is proprietary and subject to the journalistic privilege. Subject to these objections and without waiving same, and in addition to the information previously provided: I do not recall any names, dates or

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details of possible communications with California residents years ago, but I do not believe I have made or received any communications with residents of California under contract of confidentiality with Plaintiff about non-public information concerning the Bachelor series since January 1, 2009.

-10STEPHEN CARBONE'S SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSES TO NZK PRODUCTIONS, INC.'S FIRST SET OF SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES

Exhibit I Page 86

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Filed 04/26/12 Page 39 of 54 Page ID #:474

SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 16:


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IDENTIFY all communications that YOU received from any PERSON who is or was a resident of California concerning THE BACHELOR SERIES.

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ANSWER: Defendant objects to this Special Interrogatory because as stated, the interrogatory seeks irrelevant information not reasonably calculated to lead to admissible evidence and information that is proprietary and subject to the journalistic privilege. Subject to these objections and without waiving same, and in addition to the information previously provided: I do not recall any names, dates or details of possible communications with California residents years ago, but I do not believe I have made or received any communications with residents of California under contract of confidentiality with Plaintiff about non-public information concerning the Bachelor series since January 1, 2009. SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 17: IDENTIFY all communications that YOU received from any PERSON who

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is or was a resident of California concerning www.realitysteve.com . ANSWER: Defendant objects to this Special Interrogatory because as stated, the interrogatory seeks irrelevant information not reasonably calculated to lead to admissible evidence and information that is proprietary and subject to the -11STEPHEN CARBONE'S SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSES TO NZK PRODUCTIONS, INC.'S FIRST SET OF SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES

Exhibit I Page 87

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Filed 04/26/12 Page 40 of 54 Page ID #:475

journalistic privilege. Subject to these objections and without waiving same, and in
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addition to the information previously provided: I do not recall any names, dates or details of possible communications with California residents years ago, but I do not

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believe I have made or received any communications with residents of California under contract of confidentiality with Plaintiff about non-public information concerning the Bachelor series since January 1, 2009. SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 18: IDENTIFY all trips that you made to California between January 1, 2004, and the present. ANSWER:Defendant objects to this Special Interrogatory because it is overbroad and unduly burdensome. Subject to these objections and without waiving same, and in addition to the information previously provided: Defendant usually stays with his sister in Huntington Beach. On one occasion in April, 2011, Defendant stayed at the Standard Hotel in Los Angeles for one night.

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Filed 04/26/12 Page 41 of 54 Page ID #:476

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DATED: April / , 2012 BROWN FOX KIZZIA & JOHNSON PLLC

By: zi D. Bradley Kih ac Vice) Attorneys for Defen ants Stephen Carbone and Reality Steve, LLC

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Exhibit I Page 89

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Filed 04/26/12 Page 42 of 54 Page ID #:477

DECLARATION OF STEPHEN CARBONE


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I, Stephen Carbone, declare and state:


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I.

My name is Stephen Carbone. I am a Defendant in this lawsuit. I am capable of

making this Declaration. I have read the attached supplemental answers to Plaintiff NZK Production Inc.'s First Set of Special Interrogatories, and every statement contained therein is within my personal knowledge and is true and correct. I declare under penalty of perjury of the laws of the United States of America that the

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above facts are true and correct, and that this Declaration was executed this 2012.

V`*--

day of April,

Stephen Cthb5ne

DECLARATION OF STEPHEN CARBONE -2-

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Filed 04/26/12 Page 43 of 54 Page ID #:478

PROOF OF SERVICE

STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF DALLAS


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At the time of service, I was over 18 years of age and not a party to this action. I am employed in the County of Dallas, State of Texas. My business address is 8226 Douglas Avenue, Suite 411, Dallas, Texas 75225. On April

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2012 I served a true copy of the foregoing document described as

DEFENDANT STEPHEN CARBONE'S SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFF NZK PRODUCTIONS INC.'S FIRST SET OF SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES on the interested parties in this action as follows:

Michael J. O'Conner, Esq Andrew W. DeFrancis, Esq KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Twenty-Third Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067-4008 Tel: (310)712-6100 Fax: (310) 712-6199 moconner@kelleydrye.com adefrancis@kelleydrye.com
Attorneys for Plaintiff1VZK Productions, Inc. a California Corporation and Horizon Alternative Television, Inc., a Delaware Corporation BY UNITED STATE POSTAL SERVICE: I enclosed a said document in an envelope or package and addressed to the persons at the addresses listed in the Service List. I placed the envelope or package for collection at an office or regularly utilized drop box of United States Postal Service or delivered such document to a courier or driver authorized by the United States Postal Service.

FEDERAL: I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct and that I am a member of the State Bar of Texas and have been admitted to practice before this Court Pro Hac Vice. Executed on April

9 , 2012, at Dallas, Texas.

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D. Bradley

STEPHEN CARBONE'S SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSES TO NZK PRODUCTIONS, INC.'S FIRST SET OF SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES

Exhibit I Page 91

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Filed 04/26/12 Page 44 of 54 Page ID #:479

EXHIBIT J TO DECLARATION OF ANDREW W. DEFRANCIS

EXHIBIT J TO DECLARATION OF ANDREW W. DEFRANCIS

Case 2:11-cv-10118-GHK-E Document 36-2

Filed 04/26/12 Page 45 of 54 Page ID #:480

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Gregg A. Farley, SBN 115593 LAW OFFICES OF GREGG A. FARLEY 11755 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1845 Los Angeles, CA 90025 Telephone: (310) 445-4024 Facsimile: (310) 445-4109 gfarley@farleyfirm.com D. Bradley Kizzia (Pro Hac Vice) BROWN FOX KIZZIA & JOHNSON PLLC 8226 Douglas Avenue, Suite 411 Dallas, Texas 75225 Telephone: (469) 893-9940 Facsimile: (214) 613-3330 brad@brownfoxlaw.com Attorneys for Defendants STEPHEN CARBONE and REALITY STEVE, LLC UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, WESTERN DIVISION

) ) a) Case No.: CV11-10118-GHK (Ex) ) ) ) Plaintiffs, ) DEFENDANT REALITY STEVE, VS. ) LLC'S SUPPLEMENTAL STEPHEN CARBONE, an individual, ) RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFF NZK and REALITY STEVE, LLC, a Texas ) PRODUCTIONS INC.'S FIRST SET ) OF SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES limited liability corporation,
)

NZK PRODUCTIONS INC., a California corporation, and HORIZON ALTERNATIVE TELEVISION INC., Delaware corporation,

Defendants.

REALITY STEVE, LLC'S SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSES TO NZK PRODUCTIONS, INC.'S FIRST SET OF SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES

Exhibit J Page 92

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Filed 04/26/12 Page 46 of 54 Page ID #:481

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PROPOUNDING PARTY: PLAINTIFF NZK PRODUCTIONS INC. RESPONDING PARTY: SET NO.: DEFENDANT REALITY STEVE, LLC ONE

TO: THE PARTIES AND TO THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD: The Plaintiffs have agreed to narrow the scope of Plaintiff NZK Productions Inc.'s First Set of Special Interrogatories to information from January 1, 2009 to the present. All supplemental responses set forth herein will thus be limited to such

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time frame. Accordingly, in addition to the responses previously served, Defendant Reality Steve, LLC hereby provides the following supplemental information: SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 3: IDENTIFY each PERSON who HOSTED www.realitysteve.com between January 1, 2004, and the present. The term "HOSTED," as used in these Interrogatories, shall mean the act of providing server space, internet services, and/or file maintenance for websites. ANSWER: In addition to the information previously provided: Yahoo Small Business Hosted the website until January 26, 2010 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, California 94089 (866) 781-9246

Exhibit J Page 93

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Filed 04/26/12 Page 47 of 54 Page ID #:482

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StormonDemand.com Hosted the website from January 26, 2010 until the present 4210 S. Creyts Road, Lansing, Michigan 48917 (877) 330-7660 SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 5: IDENTIFY all agreements of any kind entered into between January 1, 2004, and the present concerning advertising on wwvv.realitysteve.com . ANSWER:

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Defendant objects to this Special Interrogatory on the grounds that it is overly broad, vague and unduly burdensome. Subject to the foregoing objections and without waiving same, and in addition to the information previously provided: Google Adsense www.google.com/adsense Value Click www.valueclick.com David Kruszenski dkruszenski@valueclick.com Lijit www.lijit.com Brady Crandall bcrandall@lijit.com CPM Only cpmonly.com Robert Brown Robert@cpmonly.com

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Filed 04/26/12 Page 48 of 54 Page ID #:483

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Adtegrity www.adtegrity.com Liz Welch Liz.welch@adtegrity.com Vibrant www.vibrantmedia.corn Gunggo www.gunggo.com Daniel Yuwn dan@gunggo.com Suite66 www.suite66.com Megan Sun msun@suite66.com Underdog Media www.underdogmedia.com Lizzy Morrison lizzy@underdogmedia.com Adstract www.adstrct.com Rachel Langrock Rachel@adstract.com SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 6:

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IDENTIFY all PERSONS who have purchased advertising on www.realitysteve.com between January 1, 2004, and the present. ANSWER: In addition to the information previously provided: see Answer to Special Interrogatory No. 5.
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Filed 04/26/12 Page 49 of 54 Page ID #:484

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SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 9: IDENTIFY all PERSONS who have a contractual relationship of any kind with vvww.realitysteve.com .

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ANSWER: In addition to the information previously provided: Stephen Cook 414 Woodlake Drive Allen, Texas 75013 SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 21: IDENTIFY each PERSON from whom YOU received any information concerning THE BACHELOR SERIES between January 1, 2004, and the present. The term "THE BACHELOR SERIES," as used in these Interrogatories, shall mean "The Bachelor," "The Bachelorette" and/or the "Bachelor Pad" television series. ANSWER: Defendant objects to this Special Interrogatory because it is overbroad,

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unduly burdensome, and not reasonably limited in scope to information that is relevant to Defendant's objection to jurisdiction in California. Defendant further objects because as stated, the interrogatory seeks irrelevant information not reasonably calculated to lead to admissible evidence and information that is proprietary and subject to the journalistic privilege. Subject to these objections and
-5REALITY STEVE, LLC'S SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSES TO NZK PRODUCTIONS, INC.'S FIRST SET OF SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES

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Filed 04/26/12 Page 50 of 54 Page ID #:485

without waiving same, and in addition to the information previously provided: I do


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not recall any names, dates or details of possible communications with California residents years ago, but I do not believe I have made or received any communications with residents of California under contract of confidentiality with Plaintiff about non-public information concerning the Bachelor series since January 1, 2009. SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 23:

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IDENTIFY each public appearance that YOU made to promote wvvw.realitysteve.com between January 1, 2004, and the present. ANSWER: Defendant objects to this Special Interrogatory because it is overbroad and not reasonably limited to information that is relevant to Defendant's objection to jurisdiction in California. Subject to the foregoing objections and without waiving same, and in addition to the information previously provided: Defendant responds as follows:

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B96 - Chicago, Illinois http://b96.cbslocal.com/ Showbiz Shelly Show January 10, 2012 WSNX - Grand Rapids, Michigan http://www.1045snx.com/main.html The "Morning After" Show

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Filed 04/26/12 Page 51 of 54 Page ID #:486

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January 2010; March 2010; May 2010; August 2010; September 2010; January 2011; March 2011; May 2011; August 2011; September 2011; January 2012; March 2012 KISS FM - Dallas, Texas http://kiddnation.com/ Kidd Kraddick in the Morning January 2010; March 2010; May 2010; August 2010; September 2010; January 2011; March 2011; May 2011; August 2011; September 2011; January 3, 2012; March 2012 Play 98.7 - Tampa, Fla http://p1ay987.radio.com/ That Guy Kramer Morning Show January 2012 KISS FM 92.5 - Toronto, Canada http://www.kiss925.com/roz-and-mocha/ Roz & Mocha Show January or early February 2012 WPRO 99.7 FM - Providence, Rhode Island http://630wpro.com/default.asp This Week in Entertainment with Bekah Berger January 2011; July 2011; February 2012 Podcast interview CelebritySideDish August 8 and August 9, 2010 Internet interview webpronews.com (via skype) June 14, 2011

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Filed 04/26/12 Page 52 of 54 Page ID #:487

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DATED: April

2012 BROWN FOX K-IZZIA & JOHNSON PLLC

By:
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Vice) D. Bradley Kizzia P Attorneys for De ens nts Stephen Carbone and Reality Steve, LLC

Exhibit J Page 99

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Filed 04/26/12 Page 53 of 54 Page ID #:488

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DECLARATION OF STEPHEN CARBONE

I, Stephen Carbone, declare and state:


1. My name

is Stephen Carbone. I am a member of Defendant Reality Steve, LLC in

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this lawsuit. I am capable of making this Declaration. I have read the attached supplemental answers to Plaintiff NZK Production Inc.'s First Set of Special Interrogatories, and every statement contained therein is within my personal knowledge and is true and correct. I declare under penalty of perjury of the laws of the United States of America that the

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above facts are true and correct, and that this Declaration was executed this 2012.

tAil

day of April,

DECLARATION OF STEPHEN CAFtBONE -2-

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Filed 04/26/12 Page 54 of 54 Page ID #:489

PROOF OF SERVICE

STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF DALLAS At the time of service, I was over 18 years of age and not a party to this action. I am employed in the County of Dallas, State of Texas. My business address is 8226 Douglas Avenue, Suite 411, Dallas, Texas 75225. On April q , 2012 I served a true copy of the foregoing document described as DEFENDANT REALITY STEVE LLC'S SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFF NZK PRODUCTIONS INC.'S FIRST SET OF SPECIAL ITERROGATORIES on the interested parties in this action as follows: Michael J. O'Conner, Esq Andrew W. DeFrancis, Esq KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Twenty-Third Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067-4008 Tel: (310)712-6100 Fax: (310) 712-6199 moconner@kelleydrye.com adefrancis@kelleydrye.com
Attorneys for Plaintiff NZK Productions, Inc. a California Corporation and Horizon Alternative Television, Inc., a Delaware Corporation

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BY UNITED STATE POSTAL SERVICE: I enclosed a said document in an envelope or package and addressed to the persons at the addresses listed in the Service List. I placed the envelope or package for collection at an office or regularly utilized drop box of United States Postal Service or delivered such document to a courier or driver authorized by the United States Postal Service. FEDERAL: I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct and that I am a member of the State Bar of Texas and have been admitted to practice before this Court Pro Hac Vice. Executed on April
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2012, at Dallas, Texas.

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D. Brad

REALITY STEVE, LLC'S SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSES TO NZK PRODUCTIONS, INC.'S FIRST SET OF SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES

Exhibit J Page 101

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